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logon screen on resume—can help a lot with users who might forget to lock

their systems when taking a break or going to lunch. Both Windows and

macOS enable you to take this a step further and set automatic timeout and a

screen lock, where the screen goes blank after a few minutes and a password

is required for logon.

Protect Sensitive Information

Locking unattended systems is a great habit, but it won’t help much if the

intruder manages to watch the user enter their password or read it off a sticky

note on the monitor. Don’t write down passwords and leave them in plain

sight. Teach users to follow the strong password guidelines set forth in

Chapter 13, “Users, Groups, and Permissions.” Be aware of the risk of

shoulder surfing. Ideally, the office layout should make it impossible for

someone to watch the user without their knowledge.

If users need to work with sensitive information anywhere someone

unauthorized could see the screen, they may need a privacy filter (also called

a privacy screen)—a framed sheet or film that you apply to the front of your

monitor. Privacy filters reduce the viewing angle, making it impossible to see

the screen unless you’re directly in front of it (see Figure 27-5). Lock up

paper copies of critical, personal, or sensitive documents out of sight and

shred any you don’t need immediately.

Figure 27-5 Privacy filter

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